Dictionaries

Unabridged Dictionaries
... hold a complete covering of the words of a language with detailed explanation.

Abridged Dictionaries
... are condensed from, but retains the features of the unabridged work.

General-purpose Desk Dictionaries
... are not condensed from unabridged work but include a selection of the words of a language.

Examples in CUHK libraries:

• The Oxford English Dictionary(ref PE1625.O885 1989)
• Webster's Third New International Dictionary(ref PE1625.W36)
• Collins English Learner's Dictionary(ref ref PE1628.C27)
• 辭海 (ref PL1420.T86)
• 漢英詞典 The Pinyin Chinese-English Dictionary (ref PL1455.P4 1979)
• 林語堂當代漢英詞典 (ref PL1455.L55)